The county fire department was called to the area Monday night, but they couldn't find the fire. Nearby resident Carlos Proffit said he made that call.

"I looked further to the west and could see the flames in the arroyo," Proffit said. "So this morning, about 9 o'clock, I walked over there to see what had happened and there's a burnt vehicle and there's one pair of turnaround passenger car tracks in the road."

Proffit said he didn't get too close to the SUV and didn't see the bodies, but called 911 a second time.

A spokesperson for Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office said they got a call around noon on Tuesday about the burned-out SUV. When deputies got close to the vehicle, they discovered two bodies inside.

The fire was contained to the SUV itself and did not spread.

The bodies are burned beyond recognition, so their remains will be sent to the office of the medical investigator for positive identification.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office at 505-468-7100.